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“The Hidden Lives of Librarians,” a novel by local author and community activist Bette Anderson, has recently been published by Publish Americas. The story reveals the behind-the-scenes lives of five librarians and the culture of a large Eastern school district. “I wrote the...

Editor: At this point it’s apparent that many Lagunans are opposed to and or have serious reservations regarding our City Council’s village entrance plan. Their concerns relate not only to money (shouldn’t $65 million buy more than 200 parking places and a small park? Will the...

Editor, As reported in your newspaper, the Laguna Beach City Council recently voted for a new “Village Entrance” plan that will add a park and 200 parking places at a cost of $30-50 million (probably closer to the latter). Déjà vu. Didn’t we form a committee to create a plan...

Editor, The election season is almost over and we can soon breathe a sigh of relief. It’s been a long, contentious struggle at all levels—national, state and local. Some decisions, such as how to vote on state initiatives, may have been difficult, but the one closest to home,...

Editor, I read in your last issue that there is a new effort in Laguna to ban (or charge for) plastic grocery bags (“Ruling Revives Call for Banning Bags,” July 29). Earlier I was supportive, believing that they harm the environment, but I’ve since learned they’re recyclable....

Editor: As one of many long-time supporters of our Laguna hospital and its excellent doctors, I am concerned about the stealthy acquisition of the adjacent Domanskis parcel, undercutting what Lagunans believed to be a successful bid to preserve the land as open spa...